1601 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2508 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1097 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
668 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
399 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
936 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
964 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1166 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1906 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17189 | Morohashi |
261 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3069 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1888 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1139 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沈着 【チンチャク】 composure, calmness, self-possession, presence of mind, depositing (at the bottom), deposition, accumulation, adherence
- 沈下 【チンカ】 sinking, subsidence
- 浮沈 【フチン】 floating and sinking, rise and fall, ebb and flow, ups and downs
- 撃沈 【ゲキチン】 (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 沈香 【ジンコウ】 agarwood, aloeswood, gharuwood, eaglewood, agalloch, agallochum, aquilaria tree, lign aloes
- 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず 【ジンコウモタカズヘモヒラズ】 having few faults as well as few virtues, not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
Kun reading compounds
- 沈む 【しずむ】 to sink, to go under, to submerge, to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend, to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber
- 沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり 【しずむせあればうかぶせあり】 life has its ups and downs, he who falls today may rise tomorrow
- 沈める 【しずめる】 to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge, to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair), to floor (an opponent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しん
- Korean:
- chim, sim
Spanish
- hundido
- sumergido
- deprimido
- desanimado
- hundirse
- sumergirse
- deprimirse
- desanimarse
Portuguese
- afundar
- submergir
- abaixar
- deprimir-se
- aloés
French
- couler
- être submergé
- s'enfoncer
- être déprimé
- aloès
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3411.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
- 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
- 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
- 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- barco
- buque
- bote
Portuguese
- barco
French
- bateau
- navire
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
313 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
314 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
647 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30407 | Morohashi |
1341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
877 | 2001 Kanji |
6c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
2846.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8239 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
592 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捜索 【ソウサク】 search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
- 捜査 【ソウサ】 search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
- 特捜 【トクソウ】 special investigation
- 博捜 【ハクソウ】 searching far and wide
Kun reading compounds
- 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- buscar
- localizar
- explorar
- consultar el diccionario
Portuguese
- Pesquisar
- esperar
- localizar
French
- chercher
- rechercher
- détecter
- repérer
1516 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
701 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1917 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1432 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
572 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
989 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1026 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1475 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
893 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
516 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
389 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12179P | Morohashi |
432 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1120 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1201 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1339 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
5504.7 | Four corner code |
1-33-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
635c | Unicode hex code |
cord, rope, searching, inquiring
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 索 【サク】 rope, cord
- 索引 【サクイン】 index (in a book)
- 模索 【モサク】 groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
- 神経索 【シンケイサク】 nerve cord
Readings
- Korean:
- sag, saeg
Spanish
- soga
- cordón
- cuerda
- buscar
- disperso
Portuguese
- corda
- cabo
French
- câble
- corde
- chercher (index)
1299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
782 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1762 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1625 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1703 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1059 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1301 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27306 | Morohashi |
2455 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1541 | 2001 Kanji |
2k8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
4090.3 | Four corner code |
1-26-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d22 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
799 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 救急 【キュウキュウ】 first-aid, emergency (aid)
- 救援 【キュウエン】 relief, rescue
- 匡救 【キョウキュウ】 delivering from sin, succor, succour
Kun reading compounds
- 救う 【すくう】 to rescue from, to help out of, to save
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- socorro
- ayuda
- rescate
- rescatar
- salvar
- ayudar
Portuguese
- salvação
- salva
- ajudar
- resgatar
- reivindicar
French
- sauvetage
- sauver
- aider
- secourir
- récupérer
584 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
480 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
456 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
876 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2051 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
588 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
725 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
738 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
934 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
945 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13221 | Morohashi |
1497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
936 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
563 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1466 | 2001 Kanji |
4i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
4814.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6551 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 助 【ジョ】 help, rescue, assistant
- 助演 【ジョエン】 supporting performance, playing a supporting role
- 互助 【ゴジョ】 mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
- 介助 【カイジョ】 help, assistance, aid
Kun reading compounds
- 助ける 【たすける】 to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
- 助かる 【たすかる】 to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble
- 助 【すけ】 assistance, help, helper, babe, chick, broad
- 助っ人 【すけっと】 helper, supporter, second, backer, foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
- 福助 【ふくすけ】 large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
- デコ助 【デコすけ】 big forehead, fivehead, asshole
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- salvar
- ser salvado
- ser ayudado
Portuguese
- ajuda
- resgate
- auxiliar
French
- aider
- secourir
- assister
248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
407 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
346 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
367 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
431 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
623 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
633 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
826 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
211 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2313 | Morohashi |
1121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1782 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1921 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
248 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
284 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3945 | 2001 Kanji |
2g5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
7412.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52a9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 計 【ケイ】 plan, meter, measuring device, (in) total, total (of)
- 計画 【ケイカク】 plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
- 生計 【セイケイ】 livelihood, living
- 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation
Kun reading compounds
- 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
- 計らう 【はからう】 to manage, to arrange, to see to (a matter), to dispose of, to consult (with), to talk (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 かず、 け
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- medida
- cuenta
- contar
- pensar
- medir
- pesar
Portuguese
- desenho
- plano
- esquema
- medida
French
- planifier
- projeter
- calcul
- mesure
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
105 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
186 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4312 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
357 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
249 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
895 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
340 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
288 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1658 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
342 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35220 | Morohashi |
1441 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5555 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
337 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
359 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
210 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
173 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3055 | 2001 Kanji |
7a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-2 | SKIP code |
0460.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a08 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |